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been protected in their dangerous journey over the Rocky mountains to their field of future labour. that they may be both faithful and successful in winning souls to Christ.

Friday 23d Sept.

P. L. Edwards left for Vancouver with Isabel Denton. She has had a sore throat for about two months the swelling is now very great and it is thought expedient to have medical advise.

Friday 30th Sept.

Brother Edwards returned and with him Isabel Den- ton and Lucy Hedding. The last mentioned apparently near her end, she has been under the doctor's care at Vancouver for several weeks, but has been much dis- contented and her desire to return home so great that her physician thought it advisable to indulge her. Wednesday Eve 5th Oct 1836.

Died Lucy Hedding aged about 14 years during her severe sufferings since her return from Vancouver she showed wonderful patience and entire satisfaction with all that has been done for her was apparently attentive to religious instruction and said she endeavoured to pray for a new heart Her Funeral was attended on the Thursday following & her body comited to its mother dust.

Saturday 22d Oct.

J. Lee had another attack of intermittent and so severe as to deprive him of reason for a short time.

Monday 24 Oct. began ploughing

began sowing on the 2d and finished on the 22d Nov & have sowed thirty four bushels.

Monday 21st Nov.

Jason Lee set out for Vancouver for the benefit of medical advice having been much reduced by repeated and severe attacks of fever and ague. Wednesday 30th Nov.

Died Joseph Pournaffe a member of our day and